I created these peacocks for a friend's upcoming wedding. Their colors are blue and green, with touches of peacock feathers used for decoration. I could not resist trying my hand at these colorful and elegant birds. My friend, Mike, also took a much better picture of the final product than I was able to, so I am borrowing his photo with his permission. You should also check out his baking blog, bakingbetter.com. He has wonderful recipes!
But, these peacocks all started nearly a month ago now...when my muse, the perverted thing, came to me in the shower. I was tossing ideas around, trying to figure out what to work on next and what would a nice sculpture be as a wedding gift. Then these came to mind...so the first thing I did (after drying off, of course) was to rush downstairs and start working on the shapes.
Doesn't look like much, does it? Armatures never really do...they just provide the skeleton to hold the clay together and provide it with strength and integrity. I do have to admit, I was giggling maniacally while I was shaping the postures and heads. (Forgive all of the photos that you will see over the next few days...they are WIP photos, thus not pretty and touched up). :)
The next day, the peacocks got their base coat of clay. They look a bit better now, right? Not so crane looking and more peacock-y.
A couple of days later, they started to get even more definition. Their tails grew, as did their wings and feet.
In the next post, I'll show you how frustrated I was at one of the peacock tails, as well as the detail work that began to include all of the feathers. So, check back soon!
How cool to see the process, and I love the finished project.
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